When the Cheshire emerges...

My brief thoughts on each song from the first semi-final of Eurovision 2013. Overall, a bit of a dud to be honest. A bit disappointed.

1. Austria: White. Shiny pants. Sounds pretty good. Bit of a meh 'inspirational' song though.

2. Estonia: B&aW camera work. Pretty, singing lovely. Gorgeous white babydoll dress, just hangs (pregnant). White again. Or cream? Love it. Dreamy with the fog, romantic.

3. Slovenia: Ooh, great start. But her voice isn't great. Like the dance beat and the bird inspiration with the top though. Black leather.

4. Croatia: Opera group of men. Harmonious enough, nice voices. One good looking. But not grabbing me. Yes Sam, boy bands ARE getting older.

Photo: oikotimes.com

5. Denmark: Brought it with the 'rain' at the end. Defs channeling Loreen with the frizzy hair and bare feet. An upbeat song, not surprised it's the fave.

6. Russia: A Swedish-written song. Really nice. Flowing maxi again, this time a dusty pink with cream lace sleeves.

7. Ukraine: One of top three favourites. Fairytale theme... hm. Maxi dress, but tight wiht fishtail. Tall man on stage, 8foot. Good voice, but not that impressed by the song.

8. The Netherlands: Former Dutch Alanis Morrisette. Sounded alright but didn't really go anywhere.

Photo: Calgary Herald

9. Montenegro: FINALLY. Bit of dubstep with strobe lights and futuristic astronauts. Brought it.

10. Lithuania: Hottest guy so far. Leather jacket, scruffy hair. Like. The song? A bit 80s actually. OK.

11. Belarus: Small, hot Eastern bloc chick in a tiny shimmy dress. Europop... but not that great.

12. Moldova: Epic gown with mega pleated shoulder, great swept up do. Epic. Don't mind this. Like the effects that make her dress change.

13. Ireland: Leather jacket again. But his hair is much more groomed. So pretty. Irish dance... hello.

Euroclub beats, tribal drums and hardcore leather... wow. Commendation for the bold attempt to mash all #SBSEurovision loves.
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14. Cyprus: In Greek. Another maxi, with lace. She's gorgeous. And this is a REALLY good entry from them. Lovely.

15. Belgium: Liked it, although his face was uber expressive with bushy eyebrows. Lyrics, crazy dancers, a smatter of dubstep.

16. Serbia: Kawaii! Japan comes to Eurovision. A bit of fun but again, not too great.

And that was it. Went way too quickly!

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MONTENEGRO miss out. ROBBED.

CYPRUS miss out. Unfortunate.

Not terribly impressed here.

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Until tomorrow lovelies.